Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) Explained

Clubname:Liverpool
Fullname:Liverpool Fútbol Club
Nickname:Negriazules
Los negros de la cuchilla
Ground:Estadio Belvedere,
Montevideo, Uruguay
Capacity:10,000
Chairman:José Luis Palma
Manager:Emiliano Alfaro
Mgrtitle:Coach
League:Primera División
Season:2023
Position:Primera División, 1st of 16 (champions)
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Website:https://liverpoolfc.com.uy/

Liverpool Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The team was first promoted to the Primera División in 1919 and plays its home games at Estadio Belvedere.

History

The club has its roots in the student team from the Catholic Capuchin school in Nuevo París, which began playing in 1908. The club took on the name Liverpool as there were many cultural links between the two areas; the majority of coal ships arriving in Montevideo came from the English port.[1] A number of clubs took on Anglicised names, such as league rivals Montevideo Wanderers.

Liverpool plays home matches in Estadio Belvedere (Belvedere Stadium), formerly owned by the Montevideo Wanderers.

In 2023 Liverpool won the Primera División for the first time. They filled one of the final slots as they had the highest overall point tally during the entire season, while also filling one of the semi-final slots, as they had won the Clausura that year as well. They lost to Peñarol in the semi-finals 1–0 in extra time, due to a 119th minute goal by former Uruguay international Abel Hernández. In the finals, however, things played out differently. Liverpool won 3–0 on aggregate, recording a 2–0 win at home, and a 1-0 win during the return leg. This triumph marked the first since the 2013–14 season that a club besides Club Nacional de Football or Peñarol won the Primera División. This was also the first time that a Uruguayan club won its first Primera División title since 1990.

Kit evolution

Source: Liverpool (Montevideo) Page – BDFA.com.ar

CONMEBOL appearances

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate
2009First RoundCienciano0–00–20–2
2011First RoundGrêmio2–21–33–5
2012First RoundUniversitario3–02–15–1
Second RoundEnvigado1–01–12–1
Round of 16Independiente1–21–22–4
2019First RoundBahia1–00–01–0
Second RoundCaracas1–00–21–2
2021Copa LibertadoresFirst RoundUniversidad Católica2–10–32–4
2024

Current squad

As of 27 July 2024.

Managers

Honours

Senior titles

Typewidth=250pxCompetitionTitlesWinning years
National
(League)
scope=colPrimera División12023
Half-year / Short
tournament

(League)
scope=colTorneo Apertura1
scope=colTorneo Clausura2
scope=colTorneo Intermedio2
National
(Cups)
scope=colSupercopa Uruguaya3

Other titles

Titles won in lower divisions:

Typewidth=250pxCompetitionTitlesWinning years
National
(League)
scope=colSegunda División41966, 1987, 2002, 2014–15
scope=colDivisional Intermedia3
scope=colDivisional Extra1
scope=colLiga Uruguaya de Football Amateur1

Other sports

Liverpool FC had a basketball team until the 1990s, playing in the stadium that still exists behind the north tribune of Estadio Belvedere. The team never reached the first division.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.liverpoolfutbolclub.com/indice.htm History